cups-config — get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information.
Synopsis
cups-config --api-version
cups-config --build
cups-config --cflags
cups-config --datadir
cups-config --help
cups-config --ldflags
cups-config [ --image ] [ --static ] --libs
cups-config --serverbin
cups-config --serverroot
cups-config --version
Description
The cups-config command allows application developers to determine the necessary command-line options for the compiler and linker, as well as the installation directories for filters, configuration files, and drivers. All values are reported to the standard output.
Options
The cups-config command accepts the following command-line options:
- --api-version
Reports the current API version (major.minor).
- --build
Reports a system-specific build number.
- --cflags
Reports the necessary compiler options.
- --datadir
Reports the default CUPS data directory.
- --help
Reports the program usage message.
- --ldflags
Reports the necessary linker options.
- --libs
Reports the necessary libraries to link to.
- --serverbin
Reports the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored.
- --serverroot
Reports the default CUPS configuration file directory.
- --static
When used with --libs, reports the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries.
- --version
Reports the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch).
Examples
Show the currently installed version of CUPS:
cups-config --version
Compile a simple one-file CUPS filter:
cc `cups-config --cflags --ldflags` -o filter filter.c \
`cups-config --libs`Deprecated Options
The following options are deprecated but continue to work for backwards compatibility:
- --image
Formerly used to add the CUPS imaging library to the list of libraries.
See Also
cups(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
Copyright
Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.